This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
Sunday, Nixon Boyd is back (along with Taylor Knox, Steve Henry, and Mike Vandyk and other guest performers) to the pub at 6:30 as part of a tribute to the Tragically Hip.
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ShareBy John Swartz Wednesday June 3 the Orillia Vocal Ensemble has a concert at St. Paul’s Centre at 7:30 p.m.
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The Wizard of Oz
ShareBy John Swartz The Wizard of Oz, St. Paul’s Centre’s theatrical production this year, is may be the most ambitious
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ShareBy John Swartz Arts Orillia and the Chippewas of Rama have their annual Gathering storytelling festival this week. It’s changed
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Coincidentally, Classic Lightfoot Live is playing the Opera House Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.
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Don used an AI generated avatar of himself to answer some of the questions, which he demonstrated before I asked mine. So my first question – does you avatar have 6 or 4 fingers?
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Sunday April 19 there will be a concert at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian on the occasion of organist Marshall Martin’s retirement.
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Need A Clue? Get One At The Opera House
It was like watching a TV screen as the VCR rewinds resetting the characters to that moment.
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Kevin has another doozy lined up for June. The Weber Brothers along with the Ronnie Douglas Band and Andrew Alli & Josh Small have concert on the 13th.
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2026 Student Art Contest
For the first time, winning entries will be professionally displayed in a special Fall/Winter 2026 exhibition at the Orillia Museum of Art and History.
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